15:30 Naas

Monday 16 December 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 3m 53.7s

Full Contact

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss G Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood

50/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Pillar Coral gelding. Half-brother to 6 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Fern Hill and fairly useful hurdler Flow Away, stays 19ff. Dam unraced.

Form:

Ifallgoeswell⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| BF

9/2

Once-raced maiden. Brought down in bumper (2/1) at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 69 days ago. Significant that he was sent off short on debut, so can't be dismissed.

Form: B

Romany Brown³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: P M J Doyle

7/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 3/1, second of 10 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 39 days ago, just failing. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. Can get involved.

Form: P-32

Lemon Leaf⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kennedy

80/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Cafe Del Mar, stays 25f. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form: P-58

Scope To Improve²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

£9,000 3-y-o, Telescope gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Schalke. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 3¼m) Monalee. Easy winner sole start in points (May 4). Big player on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Trendy Workforce

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J L Scallan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

9/1

€14,000 3-y-o, Workforce gelding. Dam (h84), bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (barely stayed 21f) Wheels Up and fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Less Time.

Form:

Woodford Warrior

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

40/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Make Believe gelding. Half-brother to smart staying chaser Kitty's Light and fair hurdler Yulong Voice, stays 25f. Dam 1¼m winner on Flat.

Form:

Five Year Plan^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin

100/1

€4,500 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful French hurdler (2¼m-19f winner) Brighter Later out of French hurdler (15f-2¼m winner) Aconit. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Pounds At The Time²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Paul Tobin

40/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 11 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 50/1) on bumper debut 20 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 62

Super Fly

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: A McCann

20/1

€4,000 3-y-o, Outstrip gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair hurdler Beat The Heat and modest chaser Kankin.

Form:

The Lookout Man³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

5/1

Twice-raced maiden. 4/1, first run since leaving M. A. Gunn when fourth of 11 in bumper at Navan (16.2f, good to soft) 30 days ago, not ideally placed. Respected.

Form: 2-4

Kara De Thaix

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/2

€26,000 3-y-o, Jeu St Eloi filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 17f/2¼m chase winner in France Brin de Thaix. Dam raced twice on Flat in France. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Grandioso

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: J A Berry J: Mr J P Berry

Spread Your Wings⁸¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: P Roche J: Peter Smithers

Forecasts

Scope To Improve (10/3), Romany Brown (7/2), Ifallgoeswell (9/2), Kara De Thaix (9/2), The Lookout Man (5/1), Trendy Workforce (9/1), Super Fly (20/1), Spread Your Wings (20/1), Grandioso (33/1), Woodford Warrior (40/1), Pounds At The Time (40/1), Full Contact (50/1), Lemon Leaf (80/1), Five Year Plan (100/1)

SCOPE TO IMPROVE won his point in facile style and has joined a top yard, so a chance is taken on him to maintain his unbeaten record starting out under Rules. Kara de Thaix is of obvious interest on debut given her pedigree/connections and Ifallgoeswell, who was sent off 2/1 when brought down on debut, needs considering.